Button



F. R. WHITE.

BUTTON.

APPLICATION min APR. 2|. 1921. v

l Patented. Nov. 7, w22.

and State of C tener being adapted liatented Nov. 7,

NECTICU'T.

Application led April 21, 1921.

'o all Lc/'tom 'it may concern URY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE PATENT BURY. CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OE' CON- BUTTON.

.Re it known that l, FRANKLIN R. l/VH'ITE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of llfaterbury,

in the county of New Haven onnecticut, have made and invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Buttons, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to buttons and particularly to that style or class thereof whereas a part of or in the fastener is formed permanently button.

An object of the provide a button fastener which may secured to fabric or by hand or by the button attaching machine.

secured to the head of the present invention is to composed of a head and be easily and quickly other material either' action of an automatic A further object is to provide an article lass which may of the above-mentioned c be securely attached to'fabric or other material and without the use or employment of accessory parts, the prongs of the fasto curl or bend upon the fabric after having pierced the same and thus securely attach and anchor the head of the button to the material.

A further object is to provide a button formed with a head and fastener which can be economically manufactured, is

construction, embodies but material will thereto and will present remain secur simple in few parts which may be readily assembled together for the formation of the finished article, and having once been attached to fabric or other ely ranchored a neat, pleasing and finished appearance in use.

A further object is to provide a button a staple fastener' secured that the button r other material of an automatic button attaching machine, the parts being` so constructed as to prevent danger or collapsing of the button the pronged fastener durin of the button to cloth or o TSWith the foregoing and view, which will appear a proceeds, my invention resid button described and in the arrangement of parts and construction hereinafter likelihood of the or loosening of g the attachment ther fabric.

other objects in the description. es in the novel combination and in the details of described and Serial No. 63,l88.

claimed, the preferred embodiment of my .invention being disclosed in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a view in vertical longitudinal section of a button having the characteristic features of my invention;

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the button securely anchored and attached to fabric or other material;

igure 3 is a similar view of a somewhat modified form of button, a suitable disc being located above and supporting the base of the pronged fastener or staple;

Figure 4t is a view in vertical longitudinal section of a similar button, the disc being replaced by a filler or anvil extending between the cap of the button and the base of the fastener;

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the button disclosed in Figure 4, portions of the cap being broken away; i

Figure 6 is a view in vertical longitudinal section of my improved tbutton, the head being of the open top type;

igure 7 is a similar view of an open top type button and having a disc located above the base of the fastener and holding the same in place, the head of the button being formed in one piece;

Figure 8 is a view in vertical longitudinal section of a button having a two-piece open top head and provided with a fastener which is anchored in place, similar to the button disclosed in Figures l and 6;

Figure 9 is a view in vertical longitudinal section of a button with a two-piece open top head and having a staple or pronged fastener secured or anchored to the body of the button and so `held by a suitable disc, similar to the construction illustrated in Figures 3 and 7;

Figure 10 is a view in longitudinal section showing a twopiece closed top button wherein the staple is held in the hub of the button by friction prior to the assembling of the filler therein; and

Figure ll is a view in vertical longitudinal section showing a button wherein the base of the button is provided with an openingfor the passage of the prongs of the staple therethrough so as to prevent the burr-ing of the base.

Referring to the several views, wherein similar reference numerals designate corthe filler 18.

responding parts throughout, my improved button is composed of a head or body portion A and a pronged fastener B. The head of the button disclosed in Figures 1, 2, 3, d and 5 of the drawings, is provided with a cap 10 and is of the type known as the closed-top button, the cap beiiig securely fastened to the body portion 11, which latter terminates at its lower end in the hub 12.

Prior to the securcment of the cap 10 .in place, the prongs 13 of the fastener are forcibly driven through the imperforate base 14 of the hub of the button, so as to vbring the base 15 of the fastener into contact with and resting` upon the base 14 of the hub and in which position it is firmly and securely locked and anchored by the inward crimping or swedging of the body 11 of the button to thereby forni the inwardly extendingl rim or ledge 16. The fastener is thus permanently anchored to the button head and the protruding prongs may be driven through the fabric C or other material and coiled thereui'aon. as illustrated in Figure 2, thus securely anchoring and attaching the button to the fabric or other material.

The modified form of button illustrated in Figure 3 is similar to the button above described, with the exception that a disc or blank 17 is provided and extends above, so as to contact with, the base 15 of the pronged fastener B. Thus should the base 15 of the pronged fastener vary in size or be imperfect in structure. the disc 17 will retain the fastener properly and securely in place, it being a comparatively simple matter to hold the disc or blank 17 rigidly to dimension and maintain each disc perfect, although manufactured under the conditions of quantity production.

A further feature resides in the slight cnlargement of the hub 12', thus materially strengthening the entire button and rendering` it more capable of withstanding the crushing` strains of the button attaching machine. The hub 12 of the button is provided With the inwardly extending ledge 16 which holds and anchors both the blank 17 and the fastener B in place.

The button disclosed in formed with. a head D and Figure 4 is also fastener B and is further provided with what 1 term a Eller.

or anvil 18, the same extending between the lower surface of theV cap 1.0 of the head of the button and the base 15 ofthe pronged fastener. The body portion of the button` is also inwardly crimped or swedged so as to form the inwardly extending ledge 19, although this ledge may be omitted in this particular type of but-ton if it be so desired, as the same function is performed by Thus when the button is to be used in connection with material which will require considerable effort to force the inse/lee prongs of the fastener through the matcrial, the filler will take up and transmit these stresses without danger of the collapsing or distortion of the body of the button.

The above-mentioned features may be applied with equal advantage to both the one and two-piece open top button, as disclosed in Figures G. i', S and 9, the one-piece open top' button being disclosed in Figures 6 and 7, and the two-piece top in Figures 8 and 9. The button illustrated in Figure G is formed with the one-piece open top head and to which is permanently secured and anchored the pronged fastener B, the base 15 of the latter being rigidly held in place by the inwardly extending ledge inward crimping or swedging of the body of the button as heretofore described. A disc 21 may be incorporated with this type of button, as illustrated in Figure 7, wherein the base 15 of the fastener is provided with the disc extending thercabove, and the two being rigidly held and anchored in place by the inwardly extending ledge 22.

' The button illustrated in Figure 8 is similar to that shown in Figure 6, with the exception that the head F of the button is formed in two pieces, being composed of the body portion 23 and the open cap 24 secured thereto. In like manner, the button disclosed in Figure 9 is similar to the button disclosed in Figure 7, with the exception that the head Gr is formed of two pieces, being composed of the body portion 25 and open cap Q6 permanently secured thereto.

In some instances 1 have found it sufficient to form the hub of the button slightly smaller than the head of the fastener, as illustrated in Figure 10, so that the friction caused by forcing the head of the fastener into the hub 27 is sufficient to hold the staple in place during the attachment of the button in place if the button is of the open top type, or until a filler 28 is assembled in the body of the button providing the button is of the closed top type.

1n some instances sirable to provide the as illustrated in Figure 11,

1 have also found it debase 29 of the button with openings 30 already punched therein so as to prevent the throwing down of a bur such as necessarily occurs when the prongs of the fastener are merely driven through the imperforate base of the button, as illustrated in the above mentioned figures. These and similar changes, however, it will be noted lie clearly within the scope of my invention. ln the open top button the die with which the button machine engages the button, and

drives the prongs of the fastener through the material, is adapted to pass within the opening in the top of the button and contact either with the base of the fastener or with the blank which is situated directly thereabove, thus preventing any crushing or dis- 20 formed by the torting strains from being brought to bear upon the hub or body portion of the button and allowing this type of button to be used Where considerable diiiiculty is experienced in driving the prongs through the material to Twhich the button isto be fastened. The permanent securement of the fastener and head also materially facilitates the handling of the button and simplifies the construction of the entire button attaching machine.

Having thus described and explained my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

A button or the class described comprising a body portion including a head, a hub and a base, the latter having independent perfora tions extending therethrough, a fasextending ledge tener including a base and outwardly ex tending prongs, with the prongs extending through the independent perfor-ations of the base of the body portion, a disc approximating' the size of and fitting Within the hub and contacting with the base of the fastener, said hub provided with an inwardly contacting with the disc and securing' the same and the fastener in place.

Signed at Waterbury in the county of New Haven and State of Conn.7 this ninth day of April7 A. D. 1921.

FRANKLIN R. WHITE.

Witnesses:

E. M. MoR'roN, C. G. Bonini.. 

